Mexico is back in action this weekend with a match against South Korea on Saturday. The team earned one of the most impressive results of the tournament thus far with a 1-0 win over defending World Cup champion Germany. Still going off at +4000 to win the World Cup after this impressive performance seems like a nice value on Mexico, especially in a year that none of the world’s top teams appear to be in impeccable form.
El Tri is going off as a -145 favorite at Sportsbook while South Korea is hoping to produce an upset of its own as a +480 underdog, or to at least earn a point with a draw at +235. Totals bettors can find the line set at 2.5 goals, with the OVER at +109 and the UNDER 2.5 at -129.
- Mexico scored a 1-0 upset over Germany as +620 underdogs.
- South Korea is scoreless in its last three games in all competitions.
- There has been UNDER 2.5 goals in seven of Mexico’s last eight games in all competitions.
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Mexico must avoid a letdown
Mexico entered its Sportsbook match against Germany with a plan, and it executed that plan to perfection. In the first half, Mexico attacked the ball with aggression, refusing to let the German side get comfortable. They also had a relentless counter-attack, using fast breaks the other way when Germany made a mistake to open up the defense and eventually find a go-ahead goal. The second half saw Mexico buckle down to secure the victory.
Coming off such a monumental win and now facing an inferior opponent they are expected to beat comfortably as -145 favorites, the Mexicans must be careful not to take this game too lightly and let valuable points slip away. Another effort like the one it showed against Germany would likely earn Mexico a win and a stranglehold on this group, but an overconfident or underwhelming performance could result in disaster.
South Korea looking for offense
South Korea has failed to score a goal in each of its last three games, losing to Sweden 1-0 in its World Cup opener and going without a goal in a 0-0 draw against Bolivia and a 2-0 loss to Senegal. Given the strong defensive makeup of its remaining opponents in Mexico and Germany, South Korea could get completely shut out in this tournament.
Goals should be at a premium
There certainly appears to be some solid value on the UNDER 2.5 goals in this match. South Korea should have trouble finding the back of the net, and if Mexico takes a 1-0 lead at some point it will likely be content to settle in and defend it.
